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MAGHINE FOR WASHING FIRE HOSE. No. 391,393.

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MACHINE FOR WASHING FIRE HOSE.

No. 391,393. Patented Oct. 16, 1888.

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GEORGE VILLENEUVE, OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MACHHNE FOR WASHING FIRE=HOSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 391,393, dated October16, 18188.

Application fi1edNovembcr19,1887.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE VILLENEUVE, a citizen of the United StatesofAmerica, residing at Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMachines for Washing Fire-Hose, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to certain new and useful improvements inmachines for washing and cleansing fire-hose, whereby the hose is freedfrom all dirt or other substance and is thoroughly cleansed in a shortspace of time.

To these ends the invention consists in the detail construction,combination, and arrangement of the parts, substantially as hereinafterfully set forth,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are views in perspectiveof my invention. Fig. 3 is a detail view, and Fig. 4 is a verticalsectional view on the line a m, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, A representsa tank or receptacle secured atits lower end to a suitable stand or platform, a, as shown,said tank orreceptacle being provided in one end wall with a lowerapproximately-circular opening, a, and an upper rectangular opening, a,which extends from about the center of said end wall to the lower endthereof. At the lower portion of this end of the tank or receptacle issecured or formed therewith an inclined trough, a".

B is a grooved wheel or pulley working in the rectangular opening a andrigidly secured upon a horizontal shaft, 1), which at one end isprovided with a large gear-wheel, b, and at the other end with abrake-wheel, b, with which is designed to engage the curved arm of abrake, b fulcrumed upon a short post adjoining the tank or receptacle.\Vith the hub of the large gear-wheel b is connected or designed toengage a suitable clutch, b, for moving said gear-wheel on its shaft.

0 is a second gear-wheel secured upon one end of a second horizontalshaft, b", and designed to engage with said large gear-wheel b, and uponthe other projecting end of said shaft is rigidly secured one end of aright-angular arm, b the main portion of which is at Serial No. 255,594.(No model.)

right angles to the said shaft. This arrange ment constitutes a reelemployed in connection with my invention for winding the hose. A shortdistance in rear of said reel is so cured upon a short shaft a groovedpulley, I), over which the hose is passed in being wound upon said reel.

D is a motor of any suitable construction, also secured to the stand orplatform a, and has its driving-shaft gearing with the gearwheel 1/ fordriving the same.

Within the tank or receptacle A is disposed a long coil of aperturedpipe, cl, secured by suitable means within said tank or receptacle. Theupper end of said coil of pipe is passed through an aperture in theupper end of the rear end wall of the tank or receptacle and hasconnected thereto one end of a water-supply pipe, d, provided with asuitable valve or cook, d, to regulate the inflow of water.

A long endless chain belt, E, is passed around the grooved wheel orpulley B up through the coil of apertured pipe and over a second groovedpulley, e, suspended from the ceiling, as shown.

In practice when it is desired to wash or cleanse a section of hose thesame is eifected by connecting to the end thereof one end of a chainabout two feet long, the other end of so which is hooked or otherwiseconnected to the endless chain belt E, and upon causing the motor tostart motion will be transmitted through the gear-wheel I) to theshaft 1) and pulley B, thus causing the movement of the endless chainbelt, which will carry the hosesection with it up through the coil orapertured pipe in the tank or receptacle, and the water previouslyturned on will be ejected through the apertures of said coil, thuseffectively cleansing the hose in its upward passage therethrough, whichwater will run out from the tank or receptacle on the inclined trough a.The hose-section will be thus carried up over the pulley e and bebrought down with the endless chain belt, when the chain secured to itsend can be removed, and the remaining portion of the hose will belikewise cleansed. After this is accomplished the hose is wound orreeled by passing one end over the grooved pulley b and securing it tothe right-angular arm b of the reel, which in its revolution will windsaid hose, as stated which can be tied before being removed. By means ofthe brakewheel the movement of the parts is regulated, as may bedesired.

If desired, the motor can be dispensed with and a crank, F, employed forimparting motion to the mechanism, said crank being secured on the endof the shaft 1).

By means of my invention the thorough cleansing or washing of fire-hoseis readily and thoroughly effected in a short space of time.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination, with the tank having theapertured end wall, of the grooved wheel or pulley B, the coil ofapertured pipe, the endless chain belt, and the grooved pulley e,substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the tank, of the grooved wheel or pulley, thegear-wheel secured upon its shaft, the apertured pipe, the

endless chain belt, the grooved pulley e, and the motor, substantiallyas shown and described.

3. The tank or receptacle having the opening in its end wall, theinclined trough projecting from said tank or receptacle, the aperturedpipe, and the watersupply pipe, substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination, with the tank or receptacle, of the grooved pulley,its shaft, the large gear-wheel, the motor gearing therewith, theendless chain belt, and the upper grooved pulley, substantially as shownand described.-

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE VILLENEUVE.

W'itncsses:

JOHN C. CROSBY, GEORGE A. BAGG.

